Appointed/Elected:
Appointed by Governor Tim Walz on March 24, 2023.  Term expires January 6, 2025
 
Education:

• University of Wisconsin – Madison, B.S., May 1987
• Hamline University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, May 1991

Employment:

• Minnesota Attorney General’s Office, Assistant Attorney General, Public Safety and Criminal Divisions, 2000 – 2023
• Wright County Attorney’s Office, Assistant County Attorney, 1999–2000
• Tenth Judicial District (Sherburne and Anoka Counties) Public Defender’s Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1996–1999
• Taylor Law Firm, Associate, 1992–1996
• Fourth Judicial District, Judicial Law Clerk for The Honorable Allen Oleisky, 1991–1992

Professional Activities:

• National Association of Attorneys General Training and Research Institute
• Minnesota County Attorneys Association Appellate Committee
• State Child Mortality Review Panel
• Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committees for the Rules of Criminal Procedure and for Proceedings Under the Commitment and Treatment Act.

Additional Information:
Minnesota Lawyer: Attorney of the Year, 2021, Outstanding Service
Minnesota County Attorneys Association, Meritorious Service Award, 2021